I often get wrong answers from the assistant in Shopify.dev. Is there a better way to get solutions?

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Topic summary

A developer is struggling to programmatically update product meta tags using Shopify’s new GraphQL API, finding the dev assistant unhelpful.

Suggested approach:

  • Review the GraphQL API documentation for Product fields directly
  • Create a simple custom Shopify app (single file) to experiment with different GraphQL queries
  • Test queries iteratively until achieving the desired results

Resource mentioned:
ShopifyDevs YouTube channel offers a starter series on GraphQL that may help with learning the API structure.

The issue remains unresolved, with the conversation offering guidance on self-directed learning rather than a direct solution.

Summarized with AI on October 28. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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I want to programmatically update the meta tags for all my products. But it’s been a pain to figure out how to do it using the new GraphQL API.

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Well keep in mind the dev assistant will work based on whatever prompt you give it but it’s not perfect.
It might be a good idea to take a step back and review the GraphQL API docs for Product and see what kind of fields you need.
If I were you I’d spin up a simple custom Shopify App (literally one file in your language of choice) and play around with different GraphQL queries until you get the exact data you need.

Shopify has a pretty starter series on GraphQL on the ShopifyDevs YouTube channel.